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MyCPU – Homebrew Computer from Discrete Logic Gates

#1

Post by lainon » Thu, May 16, 2019, 6:56 AM UTC

MyCPU – Homebrew Computer from Discrete Logic Gates
mycpu.thtec.org

Re: MyCPU – Homebrew Computer from Discrete Logic Gates

#2

Post by King-Aaron » Thu, May 16, 2019, 8:24 AM UTC

> The website is slow because it is served by a MyCPU

I would imagine now that it's on the front page of HN, that poor MyCPU is now on fire

Re: MyCPU – Homebrew Computer from Discrete Logic Gates

#3

Post by gcb0 » Thu, May 16, 2019, 8:31 AM UTC

King-Aaron wrote: post #2

> The website is slow because it is served by a MyCPU I would imagine now that it's on the front page of HN, that poor MyCPU is now on fire

no ssl and a bunch of frames, that ultimately failed to load.

Re: MyCPU – Homebrew Computer from Discrete Logic Gates

#4

Post by mkesper » Thu, May 16, 2019, 8:33 AM UTC

Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10615314

Re: MyCPU – Homebrew Computer from Discrete Logic Gates

#5

Post by illys » Thu, May 16, 2019, 8:43 AM UTC

Amazing! A computer made without microprocessor... or a processor made of TTL circuits.

He has remade a system similar to the core of the great 1970's Xerox Alto / Xerox Star series :-)

I never thought someone would remake a processor this way. I love that kind of madness !

[edit: use the site backup if it fails to load: http://mycpu.thtec.org/www-mycpu-eu/index1.htm ]

Re: MyCPU – Homebrew Computer from Discrete Logic Gates

#6

Post by DogestFogey » Thu, May 16, 2019, 8:49 AM UTC

Hugged to death. See [1].

[1] http://web.archive.org/web/20190516084513/http://mycpu.eu/

Re: MyCPU – Homebrew Computer from Discrete Logic Gates

#7

Post by grenoire » Thu, May 16, 2019, 8:49 AM UTC

gcb0 wrote: post #3

King-Aaron wrote: post #2

> The website is slow because it is served by a MyCPU I would imagine now that it's on the front page of HN, that poor MyCPU is now on fire

no ssl and a bunch of frames, that ultimately failed to load.

HN hug of death at the lowest amount of votes on the post.

Re: MyCPU – Homebrew Computer from Discrete Logic Gates

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Post by usernam33 » Thu, May 16, 2019, 8:53 AM UTC

grenoire wrote: post #7

gcb0 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

no ssl and a bunch of frames, that ultimately failed to load.

HN hug of death at the lowest amount of votes on the post.

The post made it to the frontpage, no surprise new visitors get greeted with "Server busy" now.

Re: MyCPU – Homebrew Computer from Discrete Logic Gates

#9

Post by shakna » Thu, May 16, 2019, 9:02 AM UTC

I wonder if dennis-mycpu is still around to answer questions? This is an awesome build, and demonstrating it by serving the site is a fantastic idea.

Re: MyCPU – Homebrew Computer from Discrete Logic Gates

#10

Post by hanselot » Thu, May 16, 2019, 9:23 AM UTC

gcb0 wrote: post #3

King-Aaron wrote: post #2

> The website is slow because it is served by a MyCPU I would imagine now that it's on the front page of HN, that poor MyCPU is now on fire

no ssl and a bunch of frames, that ultimately failed to load.

You realise the server runs at 8mhz right? You realise that there is no room for extra there? Perhaps you would like to show us your work on a website that runs on an 8mhz processor?